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ACSGovernance

How we’re organized to achieve better surgical outcomes

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ACSGovernance

Collaboration and Cooperation for Better Surgical Outcomes

The policies of the ACSare formulated and implemented through the work and cooperation of various organizational and administrative elements. We’re all working together for better surgical outcomes.

Board of Regents
Governance

Board of Regents

The ACSis governed by a 24-member Board of Regents, including the ACSPresident. The Regents formulate policy and direct the affairs of the College.
Board of Governors
Governance

Board of Governors

The ACSBoard of Governors is the official link between Fellows and our Board of Regents.
Executive Director & CEO Patricia L. Turner
Governance

Executive Director & CEO Patricia L. Turner

Learn about and keep up to date with ACSExecutive Director & CEO, Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­.
Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Governance

Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­

Learn about Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, the 104th President of the Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, serving 2023-present.

ACSChapters

Chapters provide members with an opportunity to improve the quality of surgical care through engagement at the local level.Ìý

ACSChapters

Advisory Councils

Advisory Councils enhance the Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­â€™ relationship with the surgical specialties by serving as liaisons between the Board of Regents and specialty organizations.

Advisory Councils

ACSCommittees

ACSCommittees represent various aspects of the surgical profession to help serve members of the College.Ìý

ACSCommittees

Executive Staff

The ACSis comprised of divisions led by our Executive Staff.

Executive Staff

College Officials

Officers

Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
President
Miami, FL
Tyler G. Hughes, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
First Vice-President
Salina, KS
Deborah A. Kuhls, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Second Vice-President
Las Vegas, NV
E. Christopher Ellison, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­, MAMSE
Immediate Past President
Powell, OH
Sherry M. Wren, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Secretary
Palo Alto, CA
Don K. Nakayama, MD, MBA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Treasurer
Chapel Hill, NC
Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Executive Director & CEO
Chicago, IL
Paige A. Rodgers, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Chicago, IL

Officers-Elect

Beth H. Sutton, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
President-Elect
Wichita Falls, TX
Nancy L. Gantt, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
First Vice-President-Elect
Youngstown, OH
Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FÅ˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³»­
Second Vice-President-Elect
Centennial, CO

Conflict of Interest Policy—Officers, Officers-Elect, members of the Board of Regents, members of the Board of Governors Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College Surgeons, and its affiliated organizations.